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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MUSH
Graduate student's recital explores music through time
MEGHAN KETCHAM
mketcham@kansan.com
Musical time travel is Kaitlin Fahy's speciality. This Saturday, her clarinet recital will take the audience from pieces heard in early 20th century France to works written by contemporary composers. Fahy uses these pieces to demonstrate how music is still relatable even through the passing of time. The stories told in each composition reflect Fahy's creative passion for performance.
"The image behind the piece is that of a grouchy dog snarling at people passing by," Fahy said. Fahy's professor, Dr. Stephanie Zelmink, said she is confident in Fahy's abilities and that words
Fahy, a second-year clarinet graduate student, will perform four difficult clarinet pieces. The pieces are from a variety of time periods. One, named "Rrowzet," was written by Fahy's professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Eric Mandat.
could not express how much of a hard worker she believed Fahy to be.
"She's extremely smart and super talented," Zelinick said. "She's a very engaging young woman who can really express these masterpieces of the past. It's super impressive. I feel fortunate to be able to be with her on this journey."
Fahy said her favorite part about studying and playing the clarinet is the creative process as well as the performance itself.
"I really love performing, and even though it scares me, it gives me that edge," Fahy said. "That's what I like about music so much. It's different every time you do it, and you get to really make something every day. That's what I think is so great. I want to be really creative, and it's a creative process every time you make music."
Zelnick was impressed by Fahy's song selection and the research she conducted to make each piece sound as the composer intended during the time period.
"Each of these composers was really popular in their time," Zelnick said. "These pieces are very invocative and imaginative and what it meant to be expressive during that time. It's really exciting to see her express all of these different tite periods and genres."
In addition to learning the pieces, Fahy researched the composer as well as the time period in which the works were written.
After graduation, Fahy plans to pursue a doctorate.
"By the time I leave here, I want to feel like a very grounded musician," Fahy said. "I want to feel like I can walk into any performance situation, and have that good sound no matter what."
Fahy's performance is just one in the KU School of Music Student Recital Series, and tickets are free. The performance will be held in Swarthout Recital Hall this Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Edited by Sarah Kramer
ANDY LARKIN/KANSAN
Basil Leaf Cafe, a local Italian restaurant formerly located in a 6th Street gas station, recently found a new home at 616 W. 9th St. Owner Brad Walters said business has quadrupled since the restaurant moved.
DINING
Italian restaurant finds new home outside of gas station
CASSIDY RITTER critter@kansan.com
At the end of September, a small Italian restaurant Basil Leaf Cafe outgrew their location inside of a gas station on 6th Street and moved to 616 W. 9th St.
"After a year and a half at the gas station we just knew we needed something bigger," Walters said. "We knew that we could handle the business and we could handle it on the financial end, so I started researching spaces."
Chef and owner Brad "Walt" Walters said that he had been looking to relocate for two years.
family and friends. The restaurant was filled with repurposed barn wood from Walters' father's central Kansas barn, giving Basil Leaf Cafe a rustic look.
A full renovation of the new space began in late May with the help of
"The biggest thing was just going back to dealing with front of house—hiring front of house, getting front house manager, liquor license, bar, and hiring a wait staff," Walters says. "We essentially tripled our employees. We went from five employees to 15 to 20 at this point."
In addition to moving, Walters also changed the menu. He added six entrees, seven to eight appetizers, and four to five salads to the menu.
Walters says he plans to continue
modifying the menu and wants to introduce seasonal menus. 'This upcoming spring and summer, Walters will work with local farmers, including Walters' own family farm, to buy produce for the restaurant.
Business for Basil Leaf Cafe has quadrupled since the relocation, but the changes won't stop.
"We are kind of trying to transition from the gas station crowd and what we were doing there and slowly easing into what I want to do with our food in the end which is upscale comfort food," Walters says.
Walters says he could use even more room, but is ultimately happy about the increase in business.
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"I could use another 700 to 800 square foot onto this location," says Walters. "We're to the point now where it's same deal: we need more seats, we need more kitchen space, we need more cooler. I mean we're comfortable, but the amount of business we are pushing out of this small space is a struggle. It's a struggle to keep up with the business, which I can't complain about in any way whatsoever."
— Edited by Sarah Kramer
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